Hybrid Security Document Technician

at Thales

• Job title: Security Document Technician
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Madrid, Spain

About the role

• Security Document Technician at Thales managing document templates and collaborating with stakeholders in security document verification. Supporting high-quality solutions for both public and private sectors.

Responsibilities

• Primarily, you will create new document templates and modify existing ones to ensure the security documents database meets current business requirements.
• You will assist collecting market information on the issuance of security documents globally by liaising with various stakeholders including other Thales departments, international organizations, security documents suppliers, etc.
• Collaborating with Security Document Experts, you will contribute to testing and enhancing the Thales Document Verification product.
• You will support Thales' customers in maintaining an effective, high-quality Document Verification solution for both public and private sectors.
• You will monitor the progress of security document coverage within the global circulation of current documents.
• You will maintain meta-data and product documentation associated to the security documents database in the context of Thales’ automated document verification engine.
• You will handle additional tasks within the scope of the Product as assigned by your manager.

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Criminology, or a related field.
• Experience in security document production or inspection projects, along with knowledge of automated security document verification equipment, technologies and software tools is highly desirable.
• A strong understanding of forensic analysis of security documents or experience working with forensic experts in the field of counterfeit document detection.
• Expertise in security documents, including physical and optical security features, as well as document production and personalization techniques.
• Basic understanding of global standards for identity and travel documents.
• Familiarity with image processing techniques, such as filtering and basic editing, along with advanced knowledge of image quality and compression techniques.
• Advanced English & Spanish (oral & written).

Benefits

• Flexible working hours.
• Shorter working days on Fridays and during summer.
• Remote-friendly - 2/3 days a week working from home.
• Restaurant allowance and social benefits (health insurance, kindergarten).